Parallel Verses New International Version The ground is cracked because there is no rain in the land; the farmers are dismayed and cover their heads. King James Bible Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads. Darby Bible Translation Because the ground is chapt, for there hath been no rain on the earth, the ploughmen are ashamed, they cover their heads. World English Bible Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed, they cover their heads. Young's Literal Translation Because the ground hath been broken, For there hath been no rain in the land, Ashamed have been husbandmen, They have covered their head. Jeremiah 14:4 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleThe ground is chapt - The cracks in the earth before the descent of the rains are in some places a cubit wide, and deep enough to receive the greater part of a human body. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge the ground. Joel 1:19,20 O LORD, to you will I cry: for the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness... the plowmen. Library Triumphant Prayer'O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do Thou it for Thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against Thee. 8. O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest Thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night? 9. Why shouldest Thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet Thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by Thy name; leave us not.'--JER. xiv. 7-9. … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Question of the Contemplative Life Cross References Jeremiah 2:37 You will also leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not be helped by them. Jeremiah 3:3 Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to blush with shame. Joel 1:11 Despair, you farmers, wail, you vine growers; grieve for the wheat and the barley, because the harvest of the field is destroyed. Joel 1:19 To you, LORD, I call, for fire has devoured the pastures in the wilderness and flames have burned up all the trees of the field. Joel 1:20 Even the wild animals pant for you; the streams of water have dried up and fire has devoured the pastures in the wilderness. Amos 4:8 People staggered from town to town for water but did not get enough to drink, yet you have not returned to me," declares the LORD. Jump to Previous Ashamed Cover Covered Covering Cracked Disappointed Dismayed Earth Farmers Fear Ground Head Heads Husbandmen Plowmen Rain Shame Shamed WorkJump to Next Ashamed Cover Covered Covering Cracked Disappointed Dismayed Earth Farmers Fear Ground Head Heads Husbandmen Plowmen Rain Shame Shamed WorkLinks Jeremiah 14:4 NIVJeremiah 14:4 NLT Jeremiah 14:4 ESV Jeremiah 14:4 NASB Jeremiah 14:4 KJV Jeremiah 14:4 Bible Apps Jeremiah 14:4 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 14:4 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 14:4 French Bible Jeremiah 14:4 German Bible Jeremiah 14:4 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |